# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at BERNHARD MCC, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2020032044` · 3/3/2020 · TAMPA, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Nonclassifiable
- **Nature of injury:** Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
- **Source:** Natural gas
- **Secondary source:** Welding, cutting, and blow torches
## Employer
- **Name:** BERNHARD MCC, LLC
- **Location:** 2006 North Highland Ave, TAMPA, FLORIDA, 33602
- **NAICS:** 238220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was tying in a newly installed, de-energized domestic water line by brazing a 3-inch copper coupling in a shallow excavated area with a gas brazing rod. A natural gas explosion burned the employee.

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